2017-06-19 - I visited Redonda with half a dozen expats living in Montserrat, having asked around in the pub about chartering a boat the previous evening. Cost was about 50 bucks each. The boatman refused to land, so we had to swim in to shore. The climb up the canyon is very possible, but not for the faint hearted, and great care must be taken. Of the four of us who set out from the beach, I was the only one who made it. The views on top are stunning, but what got me were the birds, who appeared completely unafraid of me.